As they loosely say - things happen for a reason and stuff happens when you least expect it.
I was in quite the Doldrums after coming back from India to no job, no savings, dreary weather - you get the picture. I was emotionally drained and creatively stumped. I really needed another holiday to get over my holiday. Asking for too much,was I?
Then, through my cousin's wife's friend's friend a word was sent out saying that this family needed a babysitter to accompany them for a trip to Ste Foy over Christmas break. They would cover all travel costs, provide food and lodging in this chalet that they owned and remunerate quite handsomely for a 9 day stay.
After meeting them and instantly falling in love with their two kids, I accompanied them to one of my most therapeutic 'holidays' ever. A luxury chateau in the middle of the French Alps. Right from fresh baguettes for breakfast, to black forest cake for desert, I ate till I could hardly waddle! The wine kept flowing, and the cigarettes kept burning! All this amidst great company and adorable children. And I was getting paid for it too!
And I got back the thrill of sketching! After such a dry spell, getting out my sketch book and pens in such a dazzling surrounding was quite daunting. But the satisfaction I got after I finished my first one was infectious. Very soon there was another and another and another! I, after a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Would I have ever imagined that the pump for getting my creative juices flowing and clearing my head would be a trip to a snow capped valley in France? As they loosely say - things happen for a reason and stuff happens when you least expect it.
